Olequa, Washington
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Males: 1,885 | (49.6%) |
Females: 1,917 | (50.4%) |
Median resident age: | 38.5 years |
Washington median age: | 35.3 years |
Zip code: 98596
Olequa: | $70,156 |
WA: | $91,306 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $31,338 (it was $15,483 in 2000)
Olequa CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $354,296 (it was $106,700 in 2000)
Olequa: | $354,296 |
WA: | $569,500 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $376,342; detached houses: $412,728; townhouses or other attached units: $208,842; in 2-unit structures: $276,072; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $295,255; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $233,707; mobile homes: $266,018; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $88,764
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Olequa, WA
- 3,26292.1%White alone
- 1353.8%Hispanic
- 561.6%American Indian alone
- 581.6%Two or more races
- 160.5%Other race alone
- 60.2%Asian alone
- 40.1%Black alone
- 30.08%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Olequa detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Current Local Time: PST time zone
Land area: 70.7 square miles.
Population density: 54 people per square mile (very low).
Olequa CCD: | 0.8% ($900) |
Washington: | 1.2% ($1,915) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Graham-Thrift, WA (52.0 miles , pop. 56,970).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Portland, OR (65.4 miles , pop. 529,121).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (887.7 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 46.44 N, Longitude: 122.95 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 360
Here: | 6.3% |
Washington: | 4.6% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (10.0%)
- Construction (8.2%)
- Educational services (7.6%)
- Health care (6.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.8%)
- Truck transportation (3.8%)
- Public administration (3.7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (15.3%)
- Construction (13.2%)
- Truck transportation (6.0%)
- Metal & metal products (5.4%)
- Educational services (4.4%)
- Public administration (4.3%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.0%)
- Health care (12.8%)
- Educational services (11.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.3%)
- Social assistance (5.5%)
- Finance & insurance (4.7%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (3.7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.5%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (4.3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.6%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (3.0%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (2.8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9.4%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (7.4%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.3%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.2%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.0%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (5.8%)
- Food and beverage serving workers, except waiters and waitresses (5.3%)
- Cashiers (4.4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.0%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4.0%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.0%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.0%)
Average climate in Olequa, Washington
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 72.5. This is about average.
City: | 72.5 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 7.07. This is about average. Closest monitor was 3.0 miles away from the city center.
City: | 7.07 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Earthquake activity:
Olequa-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Washington state average. It is 1449% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 59.6 miles away from Olequa center, causing $80,000,000 total damage
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 48.0 miles away from the city center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 MD, Depth: 32.2 mi) earthquake occurred 49.9 miles away from the city center
On 4/29/1965 at 15:28:43, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 UK) earthquake occurred 67.0 miles away from the city center, causing $28,000,000 total damage
On 1/31/1922 at 13:17:28, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 418.1 miles away from the city center
On 7/3/1999 at 01:43:54, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.3 ME, Depth: 25.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 44.7 miles away from Olequa center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), energy magnitude (ME), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Lewis County (29) is a lot greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 26
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 21, Storms: 15, Mudslides: 11, Landslides: 10, Winter Storms: 8, Winds: 4, Snows: 3, Heavy Rains: 2, Earthquake: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1, Volcanic Eruption: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Olequa:
- Centralia College (about 19 miles; Centralia, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,354)
- Lower Columbia College (about 21 miles; Longview, WA; FT enrollment: 2,595)
- South Puget Sound Community College (about 41 miles; Olympia, WA; FT enrollment: 3,981)
- The Evergreen State College (about 44 miles; Olympia, WA; FT enrollment: 4,613)
- Pierce College at Fort Steilacoom (about 54 miles; Lakewood, WA; FT enrollment: 5,228)
- Pacific Lutheran University (about 55 miles; Tacoma, WA; FT enrollment: 3,548)
- Clover Park Technical College (about 55 miles; Lakewood, WA; FT enrollment: 4,185)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Olequa: Brim Creek School (A), Cougar Flat Grange (B), Lewis Co Fire District 13 Station 3 (C), Lewis County Fire District 7 (D), Lewis County Fire Protection District 2 (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Little Falls Cemetery (1), Snow Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Lacamas Creek (A), Banks Creek (B), Bear Creek (C), Bill Creek (D), Black Creek (E), Brim Creek (F), Bull Pen Creek (G), Cedar Creek (H), Coon Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
This place: | 2.7 people |
Washington: | 2.5 people |
This place: | 60.2% |
Whole state: | 66.5% |
This place: | 5.3% |
Whole state: | 6.1% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
This place: | 15.9% |
Whole state: | 10.6% |
This place: | 5.2% |
Whole state: | 4.6% |
For population 15 years and over in Olequa:
- Never married: 19.3%
- Now married: 64.0%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 6.3%
- Divorced: 10.4%
For population 25 years and over in Olequa:
- High school or higher: 74.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
- Unemployed: 10.1%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.5 minutes
Here: | 11.0 |
Washington average: | 11.3 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Olequa, WA (based on Lewis County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 11,961 | 66 |
Catholic | 8,102 | 10 |
Other | 4,637 | 16 |
Mainline Protestant | 3,621 | 20 |
None | 47,134 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Lewis County: | 3.54 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.06 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.63 / 10,000 pop. |
Washington: | 1.18 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 5.17 / 10,000 pop. |
Washington: | 2.67 / 10,000 pop. |
Lewis County: | 8.16 / 10,000 pop. |
Washington: | 8.26 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 9.8% |
Washington: | 7.7% |
This county: | 34.4% |
State: | 25.7% |
Lewis County: | 10.0% |
Washington: | 13.9% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Olequa:
- KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
- KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
- KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KBAM (1270 AM; 5 kW; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
- KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KELA (1470 AM; 5 kW; CENTRALIA-CHEHALIS, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KITI (1420 AM; 5 kW; CENTRALIA-CHEHALIS, WA; Owner: PREMIER BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
- KOTK (1080 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND RADIO, L.L.C.)
- KKAD (1550 AM; 50 kW; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-WASHINGTON, INC)
- KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Olequa:
- KRQT (107.1 FM; CASTLE ROCK, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
- KMNT (102.9 FM; CENTRALIA, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KITI-FM (95.1 FM; WINLOCK, WA; Owner: PREMIER BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- K220HE (91.9 FM; CHEHALIS, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KXXO (96.1 FM; OLYMPIA, WA; Owner: 3 CITIES, INC.)
- K273AI (102.5 FM; ARIEL, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- K216DH (91.1 FM; CATHLAMET, WA; Owner: TILLICUM FOUNDATION)
- KFMY (97.7 FM; RAYMOND, WA; Owner: SOUTH SOUND BROADCASTING, LLC)
- KUKN (105.5 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON INTERSTATE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KWYQ (90.3 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- KLYK (94.5 FM; KELSO, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
- KJVH (89.5 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- KAYO-FM (99.3 FM; ELMA, WA; Owner: SOUTH SOUND BROADCASTING, LLC)
- KACS (90.5 FM; CHEHALIS, WA; Owner: CHEHALIS VALLEY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
- KMUN (91.9 FM; ASTORIA, OR; Owner: TILLICUM FOUNDATION)
- KGY-FM (96.9 FM; MCCLEARY, WA; Owner: KGY, INC.)
- KJET (105.7 FM; SOUTH BEND, WA; Owner: JODESHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Olequa:
- KCKA (Channel 15; CENTRALIA, WA; Owner: BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE)
- K42CM (Channel 42; CENTRALIA, ETC., WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION NORTHWEST, INC.)
- 61.6%Electricity
- 19.7%Wood
- 6.9%Utility gas
- 5.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.9%Other fuel
- 1.2%Coal or coke
- 0.5%No fuel used
- 71.2%Electricity
- 18.6%Wood
- 6.8%Utility gas
- 3.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Olequa compared to Washington state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.